Courses

Japan Focus

Japan-focused students must take the following (in addition to the pre-requisite courses of Asian Studies 10 and a lower division history course). For details, see the "Requirements" page.

2 years of Japanese or equivalent

Disciplinary Focus: 1 upper division Theory and Methods course and 1 upper division course on Japan from the same discipline/department

One upper division history course on Japan

3 upper division courses on Japan, as part of the Interarea/Interdisciplinary requirement, chosen from the list below. From this list, choose only those classes that deal specifically with Japan.

1 upper division course on area outside of Japan, as part of the Interarea/Interdisciplinary requirement

1 upper division course on Asia, as part of the Interarea/Interdisciplinary requirement

Advanced language study classes, such as the Japanese 100 series, can be counted towards the three upper division courses on Japan. Students completing the honors program can apply H195 and B towards the upper division requirements. EALC and Asian Studies double majors can overlap only two courses between the majors.

ANTHRO 114 History of Anthropological Thought (4)
ANTHRO 141 Comparative Societies; non-western societies (4)
ANTHRO 144 Social and Cultural Change; non-western societies (4)
ANTHRO 169B Research Theory and Methods in Socio-cultural Anthropology (5)
ECON 100A Economic Analysis-Micro (4)
ECON 100B Economic Analysis-Macro (4)
ECON 101A Economic Theory-Micro (4)
ECON 101B Economic Theory-Macro (4)
FILM 100 History of Film Theory (4)
HISTART 100 Theories and Methods of Art History (4)
IAS 102 Scope and Methods of Research in International and Area Studies.Note: Since there is no second disciplinary focus class offered through this dept, courses from other depts can be used.
LING 100 Introduction to Linguistic Science (4)
LING 140 Intro to Field Methods (3)Note: Since there is no second disciplinary focus class offered through this dept, courses from other depts can be used.
PEIS 101 Contemporary Theories of Political Economy (4)Note: Since there is no second disciplinary focus class offered through this dept, courses from other depts can be used.
PHIL 100 Philosophical Methods
PS 112A, 112B, 112C History of Political thought (4,4,4)
SOC 101A, 101B, 101C Sociological Theory (5,5,5)
SOC 105 Introduction to Sociological Methods (5)

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. There might be courses not on this list that you can take to count towards the major. Please send the syllabus to asianst@berkeley.edu and an advisor will get back to you regarding its equivalency. The same can be done for courses taken at community colleges and through study abroad programs.